Job 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.”

Job 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 6:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore my words have been rash.”

Job 6:3 — World English Bible

Job 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas: Therefore have my words been rash.”

Job 6:3 — American Standard Version

Job 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For now, than the sands of the sea it is heavier, Therefore my words have been rash.”

Job 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore my words are vehement.”

Job 6:3 — Darby Translation

Job 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For it woulde be nowe heauier then the sande of the sea: therefore my wordes are swallowed vp.”

Job 6:3 — Geneva Bible

Job 6:3 in Context — Job 6

1 But Job answered and said,

2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

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What Does Job 6:3 Mean?

Job 6:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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